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package net.martinimix.service.payment.provider;


import net.martinimix.domain.order.Order;
import net.martinimix.domain.payment.CreditCard;
import net.martinimix.domain.payment.CreditCardAuthorization;

/**
 * Provides a service to process credit card transactions such as 
 * card authorizations.
 * 
 * @author Scott Rossillo
 *
 */
public interface CreditCardProcessor {

	/**
	 * Authorizes the credit card on the given order.
	 *  
	 * @param creditCard the <code>creditCard</code> to authorize
	 * @param order the <code>Order</code> for which the given
	 * <code>creditCard</code> should be authorized for payment
	 * 
	 * @return a <code>CreditCardAuthorization</code> containing
	 * the results of this authorization
	 */
	public CreditCardAuthorization authorizePayment(CreditCard creditCard, Order order);
	
}